Mucilage-bottle.



PATBNTED FEB. 27, 1906.

P.- M. MUNROE.

MUGILAGE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED MAB-.1, 1905.

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FREDERICK M. MUNROE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MUClLAGE-BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1906.

Application filed March 1, 1905. Serial No. 247,907.

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK M. MUN- ROE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mucilage-Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to mucilage bottles or holders and the inventionconsists, mainly, of an absorbent support or cushion for themucilage-brush held in a cage in the reservoir, the absorbent support orcushion extending into the reservoir and protruding above the same intoa neck or well extending above the support or cushion, whereby themucilage is fed to the brush by capillary attraction and the amount sofed to the brush regulated without flooding or excess and without thenecessity of wiping any excess off from the brush before using, andwhereby evaporation and thickening of the mucilage are retarded. I

The invention also consists in the construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts, all ashereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, to which reference is made and which forma part of thisspecification, Figure 1 is an elevation of my newmucilage-holder. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 isan elevation of the sponge-holder and neck removed, and Fig. 4 is anelevation of the stopper and brush removed.

In the drawings, 2 designates the body of the mucilage bottle or holder.In or upon the neck 3 of the bottle is supported a cage 4, in which isplaced a cushion or body 5 of suitable material to elevate the mucila ein the cage to a higher level than that o the mucilage contained in thebody of the bottle. The body 5 is adapted to be depressed and afterdepression will return to its normal level and is, by preference,composed of sponge or other yielding, bibulous, or absorbent material.The cage is formed with one or more openings (preferably perforations) 6to allow ingress of mucilage to the material 5. Above the openings orperforations the cage is, by

preference, made continuous, as shown at 7, so

as to form a neck, well, or guide and so that the material 5 and saidcontinuous portion will exclude the outside air from the material in thebody of the bottle, and thus retard evaporation. The cage is, bypreference, eggshaped and closed at the bottom to support the material 5against pressure upon the top, thus allowing the top to be depressed bythe brush 14, so that on its return to its normal level it will elevatesome of the mucilage up within the cage. A collar 8 is applied to theneck 3 of the bottle, and the cage 4 is, by preference, connected to thecollar, so that by re moving the collar the cage and its contents willbe removed at the same time; but I do not limit myself to this Iarrangement. As here shown, the collar 8 is formed with an offset 9 andflange 10, and by preference the upper end of the cage is formed with anoffset 12, which rests upon the top of the neck of the bottle, and alsowith a flange 13, which fits in the flange 10, and is locked therein bya bead 14, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. The brush 14 is held in afollower or closure 15, which is adapted to be moved by the brush up anddown in the collar 8. In this way the brush may always rest upon thematerial 5. The follower or closure 15 is, by preference,meniscus-shaped on cross-section, forming a cavity 16, in order that thehandle 17 of the brush may be of comparatively short length. Thebristles of the brush are held in a tube 18, which is inserted in a hole19 in the center of the follower or closure 15. The handle 17 isinserted snugly in the upper end of said tube, but can be removed andreplaced at pleasure.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a mucilage bottle or holder, the combination with a bibulous orabsorbent cushion, and a cage for the cushion, of a mucilagereservoirlocated below the cushion, said cushion extending into said reservoirand protruding above the same, and a neck or well extending above thecushion so that the cushion supports the brush in said neck or Well andfeeds the mucilage to the brush by capillary attraction without excessor flooding, substantially as described.

2. In a mucilage bottle or holder, the combination with a bibulous orabsorbent cushion and a cage for the cushion, of a mucilage reservoirlocated below said cushion, said cushion extending into said reservoirand protruding above the same, a neck or well extending above saidcushion, and a vertically-movable brush and closure projecting into saidneck or well and supported on said cushion, whereby the mucilage is fedto the brush by capillary attraction without flooding or excess andwhereby the amount of mucilage taken up by the brush can be regu latedWithout the necessity of wiping off any excess, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a mucilage bottle or holder, a mudlage-reservoir, a cushion ofbibulous or absorbent material, a perforated cage in which said cushionis held, a neck or well which eX- tends above the said cushion and anoffset attached to said ca e to support it in the reservoir, substantialy as described.

4. In a mucila e bottle or holder, a neck, a closure having aemispherical lower surface and adapted to move up and down and Wabble insaid neck and a brush and handle held by said closure, substantially asdescribed.

FREDERICK M. MUNROE.

Witnesses:

M. J. MAHONY, H. A. WEST.

